Staff at Northeastern University London win 14.6% pay rise
Staff at Northeastern University London are set to receive an average pay rise of The rise follows long negotiations on the introduction of a new pay structure for staff carried…
Strike dates: Pensions Regulator staff to walk out over pay
More than 280 staff working for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have announced a further 14 days’ strike action over pay. The workers, represented by the PCS union will walk out…
King’s College London staff win big increase to London weighting
Academic staff at King's College London have agreed to end their marking boycott after winning an increase to London weighting, longer parental leave and childcare subsidies. The industrial action was…
House of Commons security guards balloted for strike action
Security guards at the House of Commons are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over shift patterns. According to the PCS union - which represents the workers…
Jeremy Corbyn standing for London Mayor could save the Tories
Rumours abound that Jeremy Corbyn could run for London Mayor in May 2024. There is a logic to this. A previous leftist carved out by a Blair leadership, Ken Livingstone,…
Labour’s sick pay U-turn slammed by party members
Reports that Labour has abandoned plans to transform Britain's sick pay rules have been met with widespread criticism from members on the left of the party. According to reports in LabourList, Keir…
Strike dates: Journalists at National World to walk out
Journalists at the National World publisher will be taking strike action on Monday 18 September in a dispute over pay. Over 330 journalists at titles in the UK and Ireland…
Firefighters face £15,000 gap in postcode lottery on maternity pay, research finds
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has published a new report into maternity pay and provisions in the fire service which has found that there is a staggering £15,000 difference in…
Matt Wrack elected TUC president and pledges ‘determined, mobilised trade union movement’
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack was elected as president of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) this week. Wrack will serve in the role for a year and will…
NUJ demands equality impact assessment over BBC local radio cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for an urgent equality impact assessment to be carried out with regards to BBC local radio staff facing redundancy across England. The NUJ…